Curated category
People from the City of London
- Catherine ParrCatherine Parr entered the world in 1512, likely during late July or August. Her father Sir Thomas Parr held the manor of Kendal in Westmorland, now part of…
- John MiltonJohn Milton was born on the 9th of December 1608 in Bread Street, London. His father, also named John Milton, had moved to London around 1583 after being…
- Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer was born in London, most likely in the early 1340s. Some accounts, including his monument, suggest he was born in 1343, though the precise…
- Inigo JonesInigo Jones was born on the 15th of July 1573 in Smithfield, London. His father worked as a clothworker and named him Inigo after his own name.
- Thomas MoreThomas More entered the world on the 7th of February 1478 within the City of London. His father Sir John More was a successful lawyer who later became a…
- John DeeJohn Dee was born in the Tower Ward of London on the 13th of July 1527. His father Rowland Dee served as a mercer and courtier to Henry VIII.